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WHEREAS In 1964, Congress created the Land and Water Conservation Fund to assure that all Americans have access to high quality recreation resources, to enhance the health and vitality of the Nation, and to preserve valuable habitat; and
WHEREAS Investments from the fund support the creation of public parks, efficient management of forests, preservation of clean water and open spaces and guarantee outdoor recreational opportunities, and other social and environmental objectives for the Nation and
WHEREAS Since its creation, LWCF has been responsible for the acquisition of nearly seven million acres of parks, public forests, and open space including the development of more than 37,000 state and local resource conservation and recreation projects, including playgrounds, ball fields, national historical sites, scenic trails, and nature reserves; and
WHEREAS Western Colorado has benefited significantly from LWCF‑funded projects over the years such as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument funding needs, Sylvan Lake State Park in Eagle County, Fruita Park in the City of Fruita and hundreds of other projects; and
WHEREAS The LWCF Act is authorized to invest annually in recreational resources, principally from public revenue received from outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas exploration revenues, and that the Congress must annually appropriate funds from the LWCF account; and
WHEREAS The Congress envisioned and encouraged, and the Act authorizes federal‑state local partnerships to create a national network of public parks and other recreation resources accessible to all people; and
WHEREAS For several years the federal program has been underfunded and no allocations have been made to fund the stateside grants program, though the enabling legislation provided for such allocations and encouraged Congress to provide federal acquisition of certain lands and "close to home" sites and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS Without Congressional allocations for stateside programs, states are severely limited in their capacity to develop parks and open spaces or provide funds to local jurisdictions for the creation of neighborhood recreational facilities; and
WHEREAS Colorado continues to experience such acute growth pressures to provide adequate open space, outdoor recreation opportunities and wildlife habitat and educational opportunities to its citizens and visitors; and
WHEREAS Colorado could effectively leverage new federal LWCF funding with state and local dollars to help protect the natural character of our state that we all love,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Club 20 strongly supports Congressional action to consistently and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, provided the State works with local communities to prioritize and fund projects without strict federal oversight or competitive granting, and provided that deferred maintenance on existing properties is given due consideration before funding new initiatives We also support the recommendations of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for Congressional legislation that will allocate additional OCS funds for state level wildlife programs, endangered species recovery and funding to states for open space and farmland protection, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Club 20 Board of Directors encourages Colorado's Department of Natural Resources, the United States Department of the Interior, and other state/federal agencies to identify that LWCF funds are derived from the energy industry, and
ALSO, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that LWCF funds directed towards the State of Colorado be passed through the Governor's Office for budget review of Colorado's priority projects, for the purpose of balanced acquisitions, conservation easements, conservation leases, and purchase of development rights, as well as funding for operations and maintenance projects.
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Renewed 9/18/2020
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Pożywka LB, podłoże LB (z , dosł. bulion lizogenny), znana pod niepoprawnymi nazwami Luria-Bertani medium (pożywka Lurii-Bertaniego, od nazwisk Salvadora Lurii i Giuseppego Bertaniego), Luria broth (bulion Lurii) i Lennox broth (bulion Lennoxa) – kompletna, bogata pożywka do mikrobiologicznej hodowli bakterii.

Pożywka ta znana jest od lat 50. XX wieku i od tamtego czasu powszechnie używana do laboratoryjnej i przemysłowej hodowli bakterii.

Obecnie można wyróżnić kilka różnych odmian tej pożywki, chociaż różnią się one tylko szczegółami i wszystkie zawierają takie same główne składniki. Klasyczna pożywka LB zawiera rozpuszczone w wodzie redestylowanej: ekstrakt (lizat) z drożdży, trypton i NaCl. Może być także stosowana jako podłoże stałe po dodaniu czynnika żelującego (zwykle agaru). Pożywka taka zawiera wszystkie niezbędne do wzrostu aminokwasy, czyli źródło azotu (z tryptonu i lizatu), jak również witaminy i mikroelementy (z lizatu drożdżowego). Sól zapewnia odpowiednią osmotyczność środowiska i jony sodu niezbędne do transportu błonowego. W swojej standardowej postaci nie może być stosowana jako podłoże selekcyjne, ale po dodaniu czynnika selekcjonującego, na przykład antybiotyku (w tym ampicyliny), nadaje się do selekcji na podstawie oporności.

Pożywkę sterylizuje się przez autoklawowanie w 121°C. Gotowa pożywka ma słomkowożółtą barwę i jest przezroczysta.

Skład standardowy
Skład pożywki płynnej (stężenie procentowe masowo-objętościowe):
 0,5% ekstraktu drożdżowego
 1% tryptonu
 1% NaCl
 woda redestylowana

Pożywka stała zawiera dodatkowo 0,7% lub 1,5% agaru lub agarozy.

Poszczególne odmiany LB różnią się zawartością chlorku sodu, dobraną według warunków osmotycznych optymalnych dla danych bakterii.

 LB-Miller – 1% NaCl
 LB-Lennox – 0,5% NaCl

By osiągnąć odpowiednie pH, około 7, do pożywki dodaje się wodorotlenek sodu. Taka pożywka nie jest jednak buforowana i pH będzie się zmieniać podczas wzrostu bakterii i wydzielania przez nie do środowiska produktów przemiany materii.

Synonimy nazwy
Pożywka LB jest znana pod niewłaściwymi nazwami, które są stosowane nawet w publikacjach naukowych:
 pożywka Luria-Bertani, bulion Luria-Bertani
 pożywka Lurii, bulion Lurii
 pożywka Lennoxa, bulion Lennoxa.

W rzeczywistości pierwsza receptura pożywki została opracowana i opublikowana w 1951 przez Giuseppego Bertaniego, w celu optymalizacji wzrostu bakterii z rodzaju Shigella, a akronim LB był utworzony od słów lysogeny broth (bulion lizogenny).

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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council introduces Improvisational Theater for High School Students, featuring music, theater, dance, and playwriting at the Arts Corner, 135 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands. No prior experience is necessary and no auditioning is needed to attend. Students will create their own script and will be showcased at the end of May.
Ellen Williams will be facilitating the program, which will run the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month starting January and ending May 20. Teens can enroll at any time during the program.
Ellen is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University and is the Expressive Arts 4-H Agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension. In this role she directs and teaches expressive arts programs statewide to youth grades K-12.
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Summer flight schedule 2019: More Austrian Airlines Flights to Germany, Japan and the USA
• Austrian Airlines will offer higher frequencies to Germany in the summer
• Numerous vacation destinations in Greece, Italy and Spain in the flight offering
• Long-haul: Launch of flight service to Montreal, Miami in the offering again
Austrian Airlines will once again offer a dense network of destinations in the summer of 2019. The number of flight connections to Germany will be increased. Holidaymakers have the option of selecting among different destinations for example in Greece, Italy, Spain and many more. There is also a premiere on the airline's long-haul offering starting at the end of April. "We already look forward to our inaugural flight to Montreal. Moreover, we will introduce two additional flight connections to Tokyo in the summer and thus fly there daily", says Andreas Otto, Member of the Management Board and CCO of Austrian Airlines. The summer flight schedule will take effect on 31 March 2019.
Continued focus on Germany
Austrian Airlines will once again increase the number of flights from Vienna to Germany in the upcoming summer season. Accordingly, Austria's home carrier will fly up to 39 times per week to Hamburg, comprising a rise of eleven flight connections compared to the 2018 summer flight schedule. Up to 56 flights will be offered to Berlin-Tegel and up to 40 weekly connections to Düsseldorf, an increase of two per week in each case. One additional flight will be operated to Stuttgart, pushing up the total to 32 flights per week. On balance, Austrian Airlines is expanding its flight offering from Vienna to Germany by up to fifteen frequencies each week. All in all, it will operate as many as 263 weekly flights linking Vienna and Germany.
On holiday to Greece, Italy or Spain
Starting in the summer season, Austrian Airlines will fly up to 56 times each week to a total of 17 destinations in Greece. This includes popular holiday islands such as Crete (Chania and Heraklion), Corfu, Karpathos and Rhodes. Italy continues to be a coveted holiday destination. As a result, the summer flight schedule includes twelve Italian destinations, for example Catania, Olbia, Cagliari and most recently Brindisi. On balance, Austrian Airlines will offer as many as 112 weekly flights to destinations in Italy. Vacationers going to Spain can take advantage of Austrian Airlines flights to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands. Accordingly, one flight per week will take off from Vienna to Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Tenerife, whereas flight service will be operated to Ibiza twice a week and once weekly to Menorca.
Central and Eastern Europe remain core markets
Austrian Airlines is retaining its position as the flight specialist for Central and Eastern Europe. In the upcoming summer months, the Austrian flag carrier will offer as many as 441 flights per week to 33 destinations in the region. Alongside the previously mentioned destinations in Greece, the offering includes 42 weekly flights to the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Dnipro, Lviv and Odessa. The portfolio also consists of three destinations in Romania, with up to 47 flights per week operated to Bucharest, Iasi and Sibiu. Austrian Airlines' offering to Russia amounts to as many as 27 weekly flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar.
Up to 20 flights per week will be offered to Belgrade, representing an increase of two frequencies from the summer flight schedule 2018. One additional flight connection will be offered to Skopje, pushing up the total to a maximum of fourteen weekly flights.
Flight service to Montreal as of April and more flights to Japan and the USA
The first Austrian Airlines flight to Montreal will depart from Vienna on 29 April 2019, with daily flights scheduled to the Canadian metropolis. Frequencies to Tokyo will be increased following the successful resumption in 2018. One Austrian Airlines aircraft will take off for Japan each day in the summer, two more than in the previous year. North America is represented with five other destinations in the summer flight schedule in addition to Montreal. One of them is Miami. Florida's metropolis will be served four times each week in the summer season. Austrian Airlines will increase its flight offering to the popular tourist destination of Los Angeles by one weekly connection thus serving it on a daily basis. One more flight will also be operated to New York, with one daily flight scheduled to each of the New York airports of JFK and Newark. All in all, Austria's home carrier will have as many as 46 weekly flights heading towards North America in its flight program.
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Jenin (UNA-OIC) – Two Palestinian security officers were shot dead by the Israeli occupation army in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, during a military raid on Wednesday-Thursday night.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that Adham Yasser Eleiwi, 23, and Tayseer Ayasa, 32, were killed and a third one critically injured in the attack. The two are members of the Palestinian Military Intelligence service.
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This is a tragedy in the making.
This celebrity offspring of two permanent A+ listers is back to some seriously self-destructive behavior. Over the past two years, the offspring, who had a decent career going has been on a steady decline as she has watched her siblings eclipse her own career and has not been getting any support from her parents. This is a tragedy in the making.
This celebrity offspring of two permanent A+ listers is back to some seriously self-destructive behavior.
Over the past two years, the offspring, who had a decent career going has been on a steady decline as she has watched her siblings eclipse her own career and has not been getting any support from her parents.
Alexa Ray Joel doesn't have time for Instagram trolls.
On Wednesday, Joel's supermodel mom Christie Brinkley shared a picture of her 19-year-old daughter Sailor Lee Brinkley-Cook posing on a rock for Sports Illustrated's Rookie of the Year competition. Clearly excited for her daughter, Brinkley wrote "my mermaid" and "#proudmama" in the caption.
However, not everyone shared Brinkley's enthusiasm. Instagram user @sams7007 left an unkind comment about Joel that has since been deleted. Joel caught the comment and called out the hater.


The Ava Gardner Museum will host the Ava Gardner Festival the weekend of May 31-June 1, 2019 at the museum and Ava's home town of Smithfield.
For more than 30 years, the Ava Gardner Museum has welcomed visitors from around the world; inviting them to learn more about the iconic movie actress who was born in Johnston County. Over these many years, the complexity of the "real" Ava – movie star, wife, friend and advocate for civil rights – is a story that truly has not been told.
The new "Ava: My Real Story" exhibit will use a new photo/video essay-style design to show visitors who Ava Gardner was as a person, not just a movie star. For as glamorous as she was to the world, Ava's personal side was something known well by close friends and family – as a friend she was loyal, warm, and loving, as a business woman she was direct, independent, and humble (an interesting combination). She was involved in many causes in Hollywood; early on she worked to promote War Bonds in 1942 as a young bride traveling the country with husband Mickey Rooney. Later as she traveled with Artie Shaw's band, she would rebel against clubs that refused to let her friend Lena Horne or her personal assistant Rene Jordan enter. These stories and more will be shared in the new exhibit which will open on Friday, May 31st. The museum will host an opening night to unveil the exhibit, 7pm-9:30pm.
On Saturday, June 1st, the museum will hold a free screening of the movie, "The Barefoot Contessa", which many critics say most closely aligns with Ava's own "from-rags-to-riches" life story. In addition, the museum will offer a heritage tour to sites related to Ava's hometown, including her birthplace, the Teacherage where her mother Mollie was the caretaker for the Johnston County School system, Holt Lake where she attended dances, the Little Brown Jug which her brother Jack built, and Sunset Memorial Gardens where Ava's grave site is located.
A portrait of Ava Gardner while still in high school.
Regular museum admission will be honored all weekend, with special ticket prices for the opening night reception and heritage tours to be announced soon. Area hotels are offering special rates for visitors traveling to Smithfield for the weekend.
For more information about the festival, please call the museum at 919-934-5830. The Ava Gardner Museum is located in downtown Smithfield, at 325 E. Market Street and more information may be found on the museum website, www.avagardner.org. The museum is open throughout the year, Monday-Friday, 9:30am-4:30pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, and Sunday 2pm-5pm with admission of $10.00 adults, $9.00 seniors and groups and $6.00 children age 6-12, under 6 Free.


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Business France, the government agency charged with promoting French companies abroad, has closed its office in Russia, the French embassy there announced on Monday.
"Local conditions no longer allowed Business France to carry out its mission," an embassy statement said, complaining of "illegal seizures carried out on its bank account" and the "expulsion of its director who had a diplomatic passport".
Four senior French diplomats were among the 58 foreigners expelled by Russia in retaliation for Britain's expulsion of 140 Russians over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
The Russian authorities had made it clear that Business France can no longer operate in the manner prescribed by French law, the statement said.
Private firms will now help French companies operate in Russia.
The Russian foreign affairs ministry declared itself surprised by the decision, according to the Interfax news agency, adding that it was in favour of developing economic ties.
The announcement came as the French team headed home after winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia and as US President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Media group urges repeal of laws, more reforms in Myanmar
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Myanmar should repeal laws and develop a code of conduct for journalists to ensure further progress amid an opening in the country's long-closed media, Reporters Without Borders said.
The Paris-based media rights group was allowed to visit Myanmar for the first time as the nation formerly known as Burma undertakes major reforms, which have included an end to direct censorship by the government.
In a report, Reporters Without Borders said that no journalists or bloggers remained in Myanmar's prisons and that the reforms were initially seen as a "breath of fresh air" for private media.
"Confident that they could be a lot more outspoken, they tried to publish articles critical of the authorities but quickly discovered that the government's red lines had not retreated as much as they had imagined," said the report, released early Thursday in Paris.
Authorities in August issued "guidelines" to journalists, such as not writing critically about the government. Reporters Without Borders said that Myo Mying Maung, director of the once-feared censorship bureau, told the group that the guidelines were "just suggestions," despite journalists' misgivings.
Reporters Without Borders called for Myanmar's government to affirm its commitment to freedom of information by moving to repeal "repressive" media laws that remain on the books and to dismantle the information ministry.
The group also called for Myanmar to overhaul state-owned media and provide access to government institutions for all journalists.
Myanmar's new Press Council should draft laws and a code of conduct that protect reporters and conform to international standards, while journalists should take care to cover the country's diverse ethnic groups, the report said.
President Thein Sein launched a string of reforms after taking office as a nominal civilian in 2011, including allowing once-detained opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi to take a seat in parliament.


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Meet-the-Artist Reception: January 30, 2022, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Francie Lyshak is a New York based artist whose bold and memorable paintings are at once highly sophisticated and readily accessible to audiences from a broad range of backgrounds.
Lyshak began her journey as a painter in Manhattan's East Village in the 1970s, interacting with an extraordinary community of artists, musicians, and writers.
During this period, she developed a style of painting that deviated from the prevailing trends of minimalism, Pop, and conceptual art. Combining dreamlike images of dolls and toys with human and animal figures, she set out to explore psychological themes from a defiantly feminist perspective.
This exhibition concentrates on Lyshak's work of the 1980s and '90s, providing visitors with an introduction or renewed insight into her visionary combinations of archetypes and icons. Each of these compositions, rendered in oil on canvas in bold, bright strokes, is an attempt at capturing the psyche at a particular moment. Alluding to ancient myth and cultural memory, Lyshak focuses on overlooked or avoided aspects of life, but does so in a manner that is consistently accessible. She allows us to project ourselves into these scenes, which are at once personal and close to universal. Hers is an art of intense feeling that constitutes an arena for mindful contemplation and conveys a message of hope.
Exhibition organized through Katharine T. Carter & Associates
This Exhibition is funded in part by PNC
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"Lawyers shouldn't start pointless procedures"
The Belgian asylum and migration secretary Theo Francken has called on lawyers, ngo officials and the children's rights commission to stop initiating pointless procedures to "help" families of failed asylum seekers. Mr Francken made his remarks in a parliamentary select committee on Wednesday.
Mr Francken believes it should be clear that families who have exhausted all legal means of obtaining asylum or staying in Belgium cannot remain here. During the past month 31 new procedures were initiated that he believes are all pointless.
Mr Francken rounded on lawyers, ngo's and the children's rights commissioner: "They have a responsibility towards the families to make it clear to them that everything has been tried and there is no solution here."
Mr Francken stresses that ahead of forced repatriations families have repeatedly been asked to return home voluntarily.
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COSTA MESA, California, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlie's Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Charlie's") (OTC PINK: CHUC), an industry leader in the premium, nicotine-only, e-cigarette and hemp-derived, CBD wellness products space, announced today the release of a Letter to Shareholders from its CEO, Brandon Stump.
Dear Shareholders:
Charlie's Holdings, Inc. is pleased to provide our shareholders with an overview of the current state of the business since completing our share exchange transaction and $27.5 millionprivate placement transaction on April 26, 2019 with True Drinks Holdings, Inc., as well an update on the markets we participate in.
Recent Industry News and Regulation
Recent State Bans
On September 18, 2019, New York became the second state following Michigan to ban flavored nicotine liquids. Both state's declarations were in direct response to youth vaping concerns. Charlie's is taking these state actions very seriously. Management has upcoming appearances on national news stations where we will be addressing the central issues that we believe warrant the focus of regulators. While these provisional bans are not encouraging, we strongly support reasonable regulations from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) which is why we are currently investing time, resources and capital to addressing the central issues and positioning our products for approval by the FDA, as described in this letter.
Vitamin E/THC News
Recent news has broadly attributed a number of hospitalizations and deaths among youth in the U.S. to the use of vitamin E acetate, a substance commonly found in skin creams and supplements that can be harmful if inhaled. What has not been clearly reported by the news media is that many of these cases also involve counterfeit cartridges and non-nicotine based products, including products containing THC, a market that Charlie's does not currently participate in.
All of Charlie's nicotine-only, e-liquid products are tested by third party laboratories which have confirmed that none of our products contain any vitamin E acetate. All of our products receive, and will continue to receive, a multitude of quality tests that ensure consumer safety. We will continue to create only high quality products that customers enjoy and that remain compliant with regulatory standards set all across the globe.
Flavored Vapor Products
Recent news reports have focused on the rising use of flavored vaping products among youth. This factor, together with the discovery of vitamin E acetate in certain vaping products, caused the Trump administration to recently announce that it is seeking a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. The FDA has indicated that it would draft a plan within the next couple of weeks that would, in response to the administration's initial announcement, remove flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine pods from the market. Although any ban, if adopted, would negatively affect revenue attributable to Charlie's nicotine-based flavored vaping products in the U.S., there will certainly be legal challenges and lobbying efforts to allow the sale to adults of flavored e-liquid products approved by the FDA through the Pre-Market Tobacco Approval (PMTA) process, which we address in greater detail below. Importantly, in at least one recent tweet from President Trump, he has scaled back the severity of his initial comments to express his support for vaping products as an alternative to cigarettes: "While I like the Vaping alternative to Cigarettes, we need to make sure this alternative is SAFE for ALL" Let's get counterfeits off the market, and keep young children from Vaping!" These are all areas of regulation that Charlie's fully agrees with and supports.
Current FDA Regulations
On July 12, 2019, only a few short months after Charlie's completed the share exchange, District Judge Paul Grimm of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland set a May 12, 2020 deadline for companies to submit to the FDA a PMTA application for vapor products. Although it was an unforeseen and significantly shortened deadline, Charlie's proactive approach leading up unto this deadline will serve us well in executing our PMTA road map. The original filing deadline of August 8, 2022, a full three years from now, is no longer applicable. The shortened deadline has had a negative effect on the industry as a whole, resulting in downward pricing and a level of uncertainty across the entire vapor market. These developments have not changed our strategy or confidence for the long term positioning of the Charlie's brand, and our anticipated growth. We believe that strong regulation from the FDA will promote consistent growth for reputable, fiscally responsible organizations such as Charlie's, and we are ardent supporters of industry regulation.
Management's Plan
Regarding the regulation of flavors in the vapor industry, the FDA has laid out an approval process for companies manufacturing e-liquids and nicotine-based products going forward. This FDA approval process, the PMTA, has a previously outlined established application deadline of May 2020. The application process is costly, requiring significant resources and necessary relationships to prepare.
Management's plans to complete the PMTA process is important to the Company's domestic success. The PMTA process as a whole requires a high level of both scientific analysis and intellectual property to execute. Charlie's is utilizing industry leading contracted research organizations (CRO's), third party laboratories, and all necessary Company resources to conduct the required analysis of its flavors to the fullest extent. By using industry leading CRO's for the necessary analysis and testing, Charlie's will present its product offering in the best way possible for FDA approval. Our CRO's are conducting significant scientific research for each individual product profile, which mitigates certain risks involved in the PMTA process. By leveraging internal resources, external industry expertise and significant relationships in the space, we are confident our plans will prove effective for the PMTA application process.
Following this PMTA application deadline there is a one-year period in which the FDA is obligated to process all applications. Charlie's will continue to sell our nicotine-based non-THC products during this evaluation period. We expect the vapor products market to consolidate considerably following the resolution of this process which should prove beneficial to Charlie's.
While the additional regulations will require substantial investment and expense, based on anticipated cash flow from operations and existing cash on our balance sheet, we believe we have, and will continue to have, more than adequate cash resources to make the necessary investments to go through the FDA approval process.
We feel that strong regulation from the FDA will promote consistent growth for reputable, fiscally responsible organizations such as Charlie's, and we are ardent supporters of this reasonable industry regulation. After the full PMTA process has been completed, Charlie's anticipates it will be able to fully and positively capitalize on the growing demand and shrinking supply. Given the anticipated consolidation, regulation and forecasted industry growth, management is confident that Charlie's will emerge well-positioned for success, solidify our position as one of the dominant market participants, and provide value to its brand and stakeholders.
Current Vapor Market
The total global market for e-cigarettes is estimated to be approximately $19.3 billion, up from approximately $6.9 billion just five years ago. Charlie's e-liquid products are among the top five e-liquid brands in the world. Given current market research, the U.S. is the largest vaping market in the world, representing nearly 50% of the global market sales volume, and a high level of innovation and competition.
The U.S. market has experienced increasing growth rates since 2016, growing 11%, 20%, and 33%, annually during each of the last three years. Despite the upcoming PMTA deadline set by the FDA, the domestic non-THC vapor products market is expected to continue experiencing growth. Globally, the market has also shown consistent growth during 2016-2018, growing 17%, 18% and 22% year over year, respectively. Demand continues to increase.
Currently, Charlie's e-liquid products are only being sold in the open systems market. However, approximately 55% of the nicotine-based e-liquids market is made up of disposable products and "closed system" prefilled devices and pods, similar to JUUL. Charlie's has achieved significant growth in the open systems category and we see the establishment of a market presence for Charlie's Chalk Dust and Pachamama e-liquids in the prefilled closed system market as a significant opportunity and key driver of future growth for the Company.
Charlie's nicotine only e-liquid products are sold through all the top five domestic vape specialty retailers. These major chains make up 350-plus retail locations. Among online vaping outlets, our products are sold on nine of the ten largest vape ecommerce platforms. The only top ten, domestic online vaping outlet we are not currently sold on is Juul.com. Our refined packaging and exceptional quality products are purposed to sell to adult consumers, and our sophisticated flavors and premium pricing are intentional to attract an adult demographic.
Management is placing a strong emphasis on international growth. Internationally, Charlie's e-liquid products are currently sold in 93 countries around the world. We plan to focus on expanding our efforts in international markets as Charlie's non-THC e-liquid products are well-known worldwide. Our major distribution partners have taken on higher commitments based on consumer marketing campaigns and successful new flavor rollouts specific to their markets.
The Company has recently engaged with a large manufacturer in Europe, which will offer all our products in their 160-plus locations. Charlie's international manufacturing capabilities have resulted in growth with both current and new products in every major city in the European Union. This enhanced international manufacturing capability allows the Company to serve these markets more efficiently.
The Company will continue to grow its international business as additional relationships are established. With the future release of closed systems products, we plan to continue growing in geographies where these products are very popular such as South East Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
CBD Category
Our Denver based operation, Don Polly LLC, has achieved $1.8 million in sales since the launch of our hemp-derived, CBD wellness products in June 2019. Don Polly has grown its operations team to 20 employees since launch. Following the success of the CBD product launch, the Company has also begun to build out a dedicated sales team to capitalize on additional market verticals and increased demand. It's a great year for a new category product launch. We expect the strong growth to continue in 2020.
The total CBD market in 2018 amounted to $620 million in the U.S. alone. The market has continued to expand rapidly with projected growth to approximately $5.0 billion in 2019. Given the growing variety of products in the market and steadily increasing demand, research shows the CBD market is on track to grow to $23.7 billion in 2023. We look forward to continued growth in this market and the opportunities it will create for Charlie's.
Charlie's strives to differentiate itself in the CBD space from all of the growing competition. While our competitors typically use CO2 and ethanol extraction methods, our full spectrum CBD products are made with a proprietary, solvent-free extraction method and utilizing the full plant. Our hemp-derived products contain super foods and ancient ingredients that have a history of holistic benefits, which are unmatched in the current market.
Charlie's is continuing to find success by penetrating new markets including yoga studios, gyms and health clubs, chiropractors, physical therapy offices, salons, pharmacies, cryotherapy centers and beyond. We will continue to infiltrate, expand, and grow our product offerings into these markets with specific marketing campaigns and products tailored to each vertical. We are positioning the Don Polly brands to be market leaders and we expect to build strong brand equity over the coming months and years.
Recent Financial and Business Developments
As we recently reported, combined revenues across our nicotine-based and hemp-derived, CBD wellness products was $6,819,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, a 24% increase from the prior year period. Our plan is to expand both our nicotine-based and CBD wellness products in the 2nd half of 2019, both domestically and abroad. We anticipate substantial year-over-year revenue growth in each of our markets. However, due to the uncertainty around proposed regulation and negative news coverage associated with recent hospitalizations, management is currently unable to reaffirm prior revenue guidance of approximately $35 million. We anticipate the negative impact in our nicotine-based vapor products attributable to regulatory uncertainty and negative news coverage to be partially offset by revenue attributable to the introduction of hemp-derived wellness products.
In May of 2019, Charlie's Holdings hired Mitch Brantley as Chief Marketing Officer, and Adam Mirkovich as Chief Information Officer. Both Mitch and Adam bring years of experience across multiple consumer product spaces. We look forward to their efforts in expanding the Charlie's brand and leveraging their industry expertise. Charlie's has continued to grow its operations team as well, adding 15 new employees in Costa Mesa alone. The Company has also opened a new 10,000 square foot dedicated warehouse facility in Huntington Beachto facilitate continued growth in its nicotine-based product sales. In addition, in July of 2019 we added Mr. Jeff Fox to our Board of Directors. An independent director, Mr. Fox has extensive experience in consumer brand marketing and we look forward to his contributions to the Board as we continue to grow and enter new markets.
Charlie's Holdings will continue to be a pioneer in the industries in which we operate and we fully understand what it takes to be an effective participant in a distinctive, disruptive and regulated marketplace. An environment of daily news coverage, ever-changing regulation and intensifying competition is nothing new for these industries or Charlie's Holdings. While traditional tobacco continues to be harmful, Charlie's is proud to create vaping products that provide a safer alternative to smokers domestically and internationally. The business opportunity continues to be bright for the nicotine-only, e-cigarette and hemp-derived CBD wellness space. Charlie's is well positioned, and strongly and strategically prepared for future growth.
We look forward to adding value for our shareholders in the markets we participate in and sincerely thank you for your continued support.
Brandon Stump
About Charlie's Holdings, Inc.
Charlie's Holdings Inc. (OTC: CHUC) is an industry leader in the premium, nicotine-only, e-cigarette and hemp-derived, CBD wellness liquid spaces through its subsidiary companies Charlie's Chalk Dust, LLC and Don Polly, LLC. Charlie's Chalk Dust produces high quality vapor products currently distributed in over 90 countries around the world. Charlie's Chalk Dust has developed an extensive portfolio of brand styles, flavor profiles and innovative product formats. Launched in June of 2019, Don Polly, LLC formulates innovative hemp-derived CBD wellness products. Don Polly's high quality CBD products derive from single-strain-sourced hemp extract and high purity CBD isolate crystals. Additional information about Charlie's Holdings, Inc. can be found at www.charliesholdings.com.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements – Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company's overall business, existing and anticipated markets and expectations regarding future sales and expenses. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company's control. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: the Company's ability to successful increase sales and enter new markets; the Company's ability to manufacture and produce product for its customers; the Company's ability to formulate new products; the acceptance of existing and future products; the complexity, expense and time associated with compliance with government rules and regulations affecting nicotine and products containing cannabidiol; litigation risks from the use of the Company's products; risks of government regulations; the impact of competitive products; and the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand, as well as other risk factors included in the Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.
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Drama Review - Capital Scandal
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When Jeong Ryeo-won's character in 'The King of Dramas' wrote the drama all the characters were out to produce, it was pegged as a period noir romance set during the Japanese occupation and called 'Gyeongseong Morning'. For drama fans who found that drama within a drama interesting, it could be perhaps inspired by 2007 drama 'Gyeongseong Scandal' or 'Capital Scandal'. While not really noir in nature, the series does have a very unique style of presentation slightly similar to it and is an interesting mix of a period drama and romantic comedy.
The series dives into the time of change during the 1930s, when independence fighters and tradition were head to head with the Japanese occupants, pro-Japanese Koreans and the rapid modernization that was forcefully brought along with them. Seon Woo-wan (Kang Ji-hwan) is far from a hero for a lead in such a series. In fact, he is a womanizer and a spoiled prince, determined to not meddle in the war and just out to have a good time. Na Yeo-kyeong (Han Ji-min) is a strong-willed, but innocent and naive teacher who aspires to be an independence fighter like her father and is unwilling to budge from traditional values. Cha Song-joo (Han Go-eun) is a gisaeng who is trying to help her people using her influence as a powerful celebrity figure liked by Koreans and Japanese alike. All three have their lives shaken and their adventure starting as Lee Soo-hyeon (Ryoo Jin) enters the picture, a man working for the Japanese who has ties to Song-joo and Woo-wan, but is also now having Yeo-kyeong on his radar.
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Happy New Year! We're thrilled to unveil our annual reading list for 2023, compiled of both riveting debut novels and highly awaited books from notable Black authors such as Colson Whitehead and Gayl Jones. Featuring literary fiction, arresting poetry and prose, critical essays, art and photography, and more, the following books have been thoroughly considered to include a variety of readers' preferences.
In our most expansive list to date, here are nearly 30 works by Black authors that are on our radar this year, spanning across both the Diaspora and genres.
Check out our 2022 selection of diverse reads here.
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We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride (Jan 10th)
In this young adult novel about clinical depression and healing from trauma, National Book Award finalist Amber McBride tells a hauntingly stunning story in verse. After Whismy is released from the hospital for treatment of her depression, she meets a boy named Faerry. Both have magical powers, and the two begin to realize that their lifelines "have twined and untwined many times before."
Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices, Edited by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Jan 17th)
This anthology of stories, poems, and essays by new and seasoned storytellers across the diaspora dissolves the human illusion of separation. It reshapes the narratives of division and brings to light the truth of our shared humanity, regardless of differences in gender, class, identity, and language. Edited by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Relations is a "refreshing collection of genre-spanning literature, it offers a vibrant meditation on being—inviting connection across real and imagined borders, and celebration of the most profound relations."
Wade in the Water by Nyaneba Nkrumah (Jan 17th)
Set in a rural, racially divided Mississippi town during the 1980s, Nyaneba Nkrumah's debut novel explores an unlikely friendship between Ella, a precocious and unloved 11-year-old black girl, and Ms. St James, an elusive white woman.
Their relationship is at once loving, humorous, cautious, and tense. Becoming more complex as the book unfolds and Ella pushes the boundaries of Ms. St. James, dangerous secrets threaten to be unleashed. Told from the perspective of both Ella and Ms. St. James, this page turning coming-of-age story is bound to keep readers enticed until the final shocking revelation.
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Jan 31st)
Eleanor Shearer's debut novel is a redemptive, compelling story of a mother's journey across the Caribbean in search of her lost children in the aftermath of slavery.
Rachel is a newly "freed" slave after the Emancipation Act, but the master of the Providence plantation in Barbados where she has been bound announces that though they are no longer slaves, they are now his apprentices and must work for him for another six years. Rachel runs, and begins a desperate search to find her five children, though she is unaware whether they are alive or dead. The expedition takes her on a dangerous trek to the forest of British Guiana and across the sea to Trinidad.
River Sing Me Home is a rare and moving novel about the extraordinary lengths that a mother will go to find her children, and her freedom.
How to Be a (Young) Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone (Jan 31st)
The #1 New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist is now available as a young adult edition for readers 12 and up. It will serve as a guide for people searching for a way forward by acknowledging and dismantling racism and injustice. The book has been revised to provide anecdotes and data that is aimed at the experiences and concerns of the younger demographic.
Right by My Side by David Haynes (Jan 31st)
The 30th anniversary edition of David Haynes' Right By My Side, a Penguin Classic, will be released at the end of January.
"With wit and realism, David Haynes presents a different kind of Holden Caulfield in fifteen-year-old Marshall Field Finney, an ordinary, sullen teenager who discovers storytelling as a way to ease his adolescent anger and family tensions. Living with his parents in "Washington Park," a housing development outside St. Louis, Missouri in the 1980s, his high-strung mother walks out on him and his father, a flawed yet strong man who manages the local landfill. Marshall's two best friends, one Black and one white, are his only allies, as they navigate school and family life together. Through these relationships, Haynes poses Marshall's universal questions about his place in his community and what's next in his life. Ultimately, Marshall's story proves that people take care of each other, families take care of others, and a boy finds his own resilience to become a young man."
A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo (Feb 7th)
Celebrated author Ayobami Adebayo's second novel A Spell of Good Things is a splendid story of modern Nigeria and two families caught by the grips of power and wealth, romantic obsession, and political corruption.
After his father loses his job, Eniola spends his time running errands for the local tailor, begging, and dreaming of a greater future. Wuraola is the golden child of a wealthy family. Now a drained young doctor in her first year of practice, she is loved by Kunle, the unstable son of a dominant politician. But when a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and a sudden act of violence destroys a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become joined. Adebayo's gripping new novel "shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between."
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life by Renata Cherlise (Feb 14th)
From the founder and curator of the popular multimedia platform Black Archives comes a new photography collection that is a celebration and exploration of Black identity and experience through the twentieth century.
"Black Archives is a stunning collection of timeless images that tell powerful, joyful stories of everyday life and shed light on Black culture's dynamic, enduring influence through the generations. The images showcase reunions, nights out on the town, parents and children, church and school functions, holidays, big life events, family vacations, moments at home, and many more occasions of leisure, excitement, reflection, and pride."
Featuring more than 300 images that highlight the iconic and candid, Black Archives is a distinct compilation of Black memory and imagination, telling captivating stories of Black people across time.
Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists by Leah Penniman (Feb 28th)
Leah Penniman's Black Earth Wisdom is a soulful, thought-provoking collection of enlightening essays and interviews that explores Black people's spiritual and scientific connection to nature. Penniman reminds readers that ecological humility is a deep-seated part of Black cultural heritage, as Black people have long seen the land and water as family.
"This thought-provoking anthology brings together today's most respected and influential Black environmentalist voices —leaders who have cultivated the skill of listening to the Earth —to share the lessons they have learned. In Black Earth Wisdom, they address the essential connection between nature and our survival and how runaway consumption and corporate insatiability are harming the earth and every facet of American society, engendering racial violence, food apartheid, and climate injustice."
Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown (Feb 28th)
Montrose women Augusta, Victoria, and Willow have lived together in their Californian bungalow for years. Keeping to themselves, they never stray too far from their home, and their collection of spells is a secret bond between them. But when Nickie Montrose brings home a boy for the first time, their once quiet lives are interrupted, for the women have been keeping a dangerous secret from Nickie: the family curse that any person they fall in love with dies.
Exposing this heart wrenching truth to Nickie also means coming to terms with their own mistakes and choices from the past. As questions about the generational family beliefs come to the surface, the women find themselves on a collision course that takes them back to a voodoo shop in 1950s New Orleans French Quarter, where a story hidden within a mysterious book might just have the answers that they're searching for, both in life and in love.
Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems by Anastacia-Reneé (March 14th)
Side Notes from the Archivist is a rich, genre-bending collection of both verse and image, and a preservation of Black culture through the lens of a feminist. A must-read for lovers of Audre Lorde and Nikki Giovanni.
"Every poem in Side Notes elevates and honestly illustrates the buoyancy of Blackness and the calamity of Black lives on earth. In her uniquely embracing and experimental style, Anastacia-Reneé documents these truths as celebrations of diverse subjects, from Solid Gold to halal hotdogs; as homages and reflections on iconic images, from Marsha P. Johnson to Aunt Jemima; and as critiques of systemic oppression forcing some to countdown their last heartbeat."
Above Ground by Clint Smith (March 28th)
Above Ground is a deeply moving poetry collection that explores Smith's fatherhood journey, and how becoming a parent has reconstructed his world. "There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by both personal lineages and historical institutions. There are poems that revel in the wonder of discovering the world anew through the eyes of your children, as they discover it for the first time. There are poems that meditate on what it means to raise a family in a world filled with constant social and political tumult." The breathtaking collection takes readers through not only the early years of his children's lives, but also through the ever-changing world that we can all connect to.
Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments by Gayl Jones (April 4th)
First edited by Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones is considered one of the great literary writers of the 20th century. In her new collection of short fiction, it features Jones's ability to work with various styles, from realism to mysticism. "Her narrators are women and men, Black, Brown, Indigenous; her settings are historical and contemporary, in South America, Mexico, and the US; her themes center on complex identities, unorthodox longings and aspirations. She writes about spies, photographers, playground designers, cartoonists, and baristas; about workers and revolutionaries, about environmentalism, feminism, poetry, film, and love, but above all about our multicultural, multiethnic, and multiracial society."
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (April 4th)
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's highly anticipated debut novel Chain Gang All Stars is about two women gladiators, Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker, who are fighting for their freedom within a corrupt private prison system. Chain-Gang All-Stars is an illuminating look at the American prison system's immoral alliance of unchecked capitalism, mass incarceration, and systematic racism.
Outriders Africa: Essays on Exploration and Return, Edited by Layla Mohamed and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (April 18th)
Taking place at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in spring 2020, Outriders Africa brings readers through the travels of 10 writers of African heritage as they set out on exploring Africa. "Against this backdrop, their travels take them from the tourist beaches of Madagascar and Comoros to the Rastafarian town of Shashamane in Ethiopia, and from questions of renaming amongst the flora and fauna of Cape Town to learning to walk in circles and embrace sensuality in The Gambia." Through essays, letters, poetry, and travel diaries, Outriders Africa is an "evocative and enthralling exploration of forgotten family histories, reckoning with grief (both personal and historical), and what it truly means to return."
Quietly Hostile: Essays by samantha irby (May 16th)
In her new and hilarious essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wow, No Thank You and We Are Never Meeting In Real Life, Samantha Irby dives into the gory details of her true life behind all that glitters. "Relatable, poignant, and uproarious, once again, Irby is the tonic we all need to get by."
The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor (May 23rd)
Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor is back with an intricate new novel about young men and women at a crossroads, described to be his richest and most involving work of fiction yet.
"In the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a loose circle of lovers and friends encounter, confront, and provoke one another in a volatile year of self-discovery. At the group's center are Ivan, a dancer turned aspiring banker who dabbles in amateur pornography; Fatima, whose independence and work ethic complicates her relationships with friends and a trusted mentor; and Noah, who "didn't seek sex out so much as it came up to him like an anxious dog in need of affection." These three are buffeted by a cast of poets, artists, landlords, meat-packing workers, and mathematicians who populate the cafes, classrooms, and food-service kitchens of Iowa City, sometimes to violent and electrifying consequence. Finally, as each prepares for an uncertain future, the group heads to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives—a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered."
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie (June 13th)
Peace Azdo Medie's second novel is a moving story about the unbreakable power of female friendship. When two inseparable friends in Ghana become estranged and one moves to America, only a crisis can reunite their bond.
"A riveting depiction of class and family in Ghana, a compelling exploration of memory, and an eye-opening story of life as an African-born woman in the US, Nightbloom is above all a gripping and beautifully written novel attesting to the necessity of female bonds in the face of societies that would silence them. This assured follow-up to Peace Adzo Medie's much-heralded debut is perfect for readers of The Girl with the Louding Voice, Americanah, and Of Women and Salt."
What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall (July 11th)
In this gripping suspense by Rachel Howzell Hall, Colette "Coco" Weber uncovers a bulk of deadly secrets off the California coast. "But as Coco learns more about these deaths, she quickly realizes that the circumstances surrounding them are remarkably similar…and not natural. Then Coco receives a sinister threat in the mail: her own obituary. As Coco begins to draw connections between a serial killer's crimes and her own family tragedy, she fears that the secrets on Catalina Island might be too deep to survive. Because whoever is watching her is hell-bent on finally putting her past to rest."
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson (July 18th)
From the bestselling, award-winning author of Open Water comes his second novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship.
"Stephen has only ever known himself in song. But what becomes of him when the music fades? When his father begins to speak of shame and sacrifice, when his home is no longer his own? How will he find space for himself: a place where he can feel beautiful, a place he might feel free? Set over the course of three summers in Stephen's life, from London to Ghana and back again, Small Worlds is an exhilarating and expansive novel about the worlds we build for ourselves, the worlds we live, dance and love within."
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead (July 18th)
"Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. CROOK MANIFESTO is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family. Colson Whitehead's kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem is sure to stand as one of the all-time great evocations of a place and a time."
Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry by Terrance Hayes (July 25th)
Terrance Hayes, National Book Award–winning author of Lighthead, brings us a compelling collection of illustrated prose, graphic reviews, and visualized poetics that address the last century of American poetry. "These astonishing essays, illustrated by Hayes himself, establish the roots of his own poetic influences and reconstruct modes of poetic engagement, demonstrating what makes a poem both move and be moving and illustrating how drawing itself can be a kind of critical, poetic discourse."
So to Speak by Terrance Hayes (July 25th)
Along with Watch Your Language, Hayes is also releasing So to Speak, a dazzling collection of new poems. "A tree frog sings to overcome its fear of birds, talking cats tell jokes in the Jim Crow South, and a father addresses his daughter in the lyric fables, folk sonnets, quarantine quatrains, and ekphrastic do-it-yourself sestinas of So to Speak, Hayes's seventh collection. Bob Ross paints your portrait, green beans bling in the mouth of Lil Wayne, and elegies for the late David Berman and George Floyd unfold amid the pandemic. These wondrous poems are lyric germinations of the often-incomprehensible predicaments of the present, as Hayes shapes language into figures of music and music into figures of language."
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Aug 1st)
From bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo's first novel for adults, Family Lore, is the story of one Dominican-American family that is told through the voices of its women as they anticipate a gathering that will forever alter their lives.
"Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else's? Does she have other motives? Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family's journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come."
Holler, Child: Stories by LaToya Watkins (Aug 29th)
In this unforgettable, poignant short story collection, LaToya Watkins explores community, home, betrayal, and forgiveness.
"In Holler, Child's eleven brilliant stories, LaToya Watkins presses at the bruises of guilt, love, and circumstance. Each story introduces us to a character irrevocably shaped by place and reaching toward something—hope, reconciliation, freedom. Throughout Holler, Child, we see love lost and gained, and grief turned to hope. Much like LaToya Watkins's acclaimed debut novel, Perish, this collection peers deeply into lives of women and men experiencing intimate and magnificent reckonings—exploring how race, power, and inequality map on the individual, and demonstrating the mythic proportions of everyday life."
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We are excited to participate in the Dallas Art Fair and presenting the works by William Binnie, Liz Collins and Keith Lemley.
William Binnie is presenting all new work following his recent exhibit at Mass MoCA, "The Lure of the Dark", and the currently on view deCordova Biennial. Expounding upon the dark corners of the American Zeitgeist appropriating imagery form pop culture, historic events and setting them into an abstract field on raw canvas or paper making them appear out of voids of black through such techniques as chiaroscuro.
Museum exhibitions at MoMA, NY; the New Museum, NY; Museum of Art and Design, NY; Bric Biennial, NY; Leslie Lohman Museum, NY; Tang Museum, NY; the Knoxville Museum of Art; and Museum of FIT, NY.
Keith Lemley's sculptures will be his second presentation in Texas and we'll be introducing the new marble neon works. Lemley combines geometric objects with light and architecture and will allow the booth to engage the audience with his ability to extend plains and literally draw with light. Currently working on a presentation at the Urban Glass Gallery which will open in May he's also had exhibitions at The Sculpture Center, OH; 1708 Gallery, VA; The Soap Factory, MN; the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, MI; Summerhall, UK; Smith Center for the Arts, RI; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA; Museum of Modern Art, NY; Family Business, NY; Dowd Gallery, NY; Glazenhuis National Museum, Belgium; Dubuque Museum of Art, IA; and the Dishman Art Museum, TX.
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Darcy trod on a screw. Five little words which, if Darcy was anything other than a thoroughbred horse, might signify nothing more dramatic than a rummage through the medicine cabinet and the application of a plaster.
But of course Darcy is a thoroughbred horse. And I did end up mothering equine and not human children. Remind me, please, why I did that? Oh yes, something about me never quite working out how to do life like normal people do it, and finding myself, as middle age bore down on me, only able to commune with creatures possessing four legs. Four very delicate, finely balanced legs in Darcy's case. An expensive way to carry on one's emotional life. But we are where we are.
Darcy trod on a screw. She had been going reasonably well for her first season in training. We had been aiming for a maiden point-to-point in the next few months.
She was schooling well over fences. Shortly after Christmas, the trainer piloted her over a scary-looking set of 4ft 3in chase fences in the jumping field.
Then there was a passable outing to Lingfield in which I managed to cling on for a circuit and a half of the all-weather track, purely with my knees. All other parts of my body had taken on the consistency of Rowntree's jelly.
No signs of blistering speed. But the girl was doing well and enjoying the work. Darcy, I mean, not me. I was getting home every evening and gobbling my way through a packet of Voltarol, then rolling myself out of the bed on to my knees the next morning and crawling about on the floor until the anti-inflammatories unlocked my lower back and I could clamber aboard again.
There were setbacks and annoyances. The famous female cyclist who's busy turning herself into a jockey with lavish sponsorship is annoying. We don't mention the P-word around the racing yard or I fly into an indignant rage about how I will top myself if she beats me to becoming the first woman since Velvet Brown to win the Grand National. In all likelihood, I don't suppose either of us will, but that's hardly the point. In my mind, I'm going to be the first female rider to win, and Darcy is going to be the first mare to win since Nickel Coin in 1951. Obviously. Keep up. I haven't been pouring tens of thousands of pounds into a racehorse for four years without basing it on a firm delusion.
All was going as well as can be expected, which is to say no better than averagely well while ripping up £50 notes in the wind, when the trainer suspected the possible beginnings of a slight tendon strain.
When I say that, I mean he could feel something so slight, and so undetectable to the untrained hand, that even he said he was being overcautious.
'I've got clever fingers. I thought I felt something that might possibly be something very slight. Possibly. But probably not.' So on that basis we rested her.
Darcy luxuriated in five-star indolence waited upon by room service for a few weeks and then, as she was brought back into work, reared magnificently on the end of the rope while being taken to the walker.
I didn't attempt to ride her on her first day back on the track because this usually results in the jockey being catapulted 20 feet into the air to land on his back in the mud. I've seen it.
So one of the other jockeys did the honours and Darcy was duly exploded back into work. She had only been going out for a few days when she suddenly went very lame on a warm-up hack through the woods.
The trainer examined her and pulled a screw out of her foot, probably the result of her treading on the remnants of some traditional Surrey fly-tipping.
The screw came out whole, the wound was clean. And we waited. After one day sound, she went lame, as expected. The foot was poulticed. And we waited.


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To the uninitiated, a morel does not have the most appetizing appearance. Its brain-like form looks like something out of a campy horror movie, and a morel's neutral, earthy color doesn't command much attention. From about late March to early May, however, foraging for these small mushrooms is serious business—a business so serious that many folks refuse to reveal their morel spots even to their closest friends and family!
Morels commonly appear after warm, moist spring weather with daytime temperatures in the low 70s and nighttime temperatures in the 50s.
South and west facing slopes are good sites to look for morels early in the season, with north and east slopes being better for later-season morel hunting.
Morels tend to favor tree species such as elms, ashes, cottonwoods, and even domesticated apples. Look around recently dead trees but beware of falling branches!
Areas disturbed by flooding, fire, or logging often produce loads of morels.
Morels peak when lilacs bloom!
Most public lands in Missouri allow the collecting of mushrooms for personal use, but always check the regulations before you collect to be sure.
Remember, these are just general guidelines – morels have been found growing in all sorts of locations and conditions!
Before setting off into the forest, make sure you know how to correctly identify morels. Misidentifying and consuming toxic mushrooms can cause anything from mild stomach issues to organ failure or even death! There are several mushroom species in Missouri, including the big red false morel, which are considered toxic and not recommended for consumption. Consult with field guides or a professional mycologist to be completely confident in species identification before consuming any mushrooms.


The 1366 was a steep learning curve/baptism of fire. It would have been very easy to have given up at multiple stages but perseverance and determination generally won over lack of skill and the right tools. I have invested in a few more tools but what I have is still just a step up from basic. This does mean I have to think carefully about the solutions I come up with – those with fully fitted workshops will no doubt be able to turn out more elegant things quicker but it's not a race.
I've said this before but the 1366 has done more to move my skills on than a simple straightforward kit. It has sorely tested my resolve and, despite the current trial separation, will be completed once the confidence has been restored with a few completed projects under my belt.
The main things I've learned though are that it's fairly hard to hurt brass and NS with solder. If something doesn't work take it apart, clean up the bits and have another go. Keeping the areas to be soldered together clean and well fluxed is important. Most important of all is that you won't gain skills over night: they come from having a go and keeping trying until you find what works for you. What works will be different for everyone and personal preference comes in.
This entry was posted in Craft, Finescale, Shout out on January 26, 2015 by Simon.
I think hand track laying is one of those talents which is limited to those that can.
That's one of the most depressing things I see and hear, not just about track, nor the hobby, but anything.
Yes, the are a few people who have that something extra, an insight, natural pitch, whatever, which set them apart, but for every singer with perfect pitch there are hundreds if not thousands who have worked hard and trained hard and then finely honed their abilities until it becomes a skill – as Gareth Malone demonstrated on BBC's "The Choir". Assuming that you don't have a "special ability" without trying to find out, or assuming that without a natural "talent" it isn't worth the effort of learning, is simply giving up without trying: "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." – Henry Ford.
I am not saying that anyone has to hand lay track, just that like anything else which is not dead easy (and laying flex track well is not dead easy, as it requires a little care and application) it requires time, patience and practice, and it can be improved upon cosmetically by the addition of jointbars, etc. We do not always have the time to put into this, which is where good flex track comes into its own: for most modellers, this is a trade-off against time they are more than willing to make, especially when the cost is not much different. Similarly for turnouts: the reliability of many brands is very good, and what is more some of them even look vaguely like the real thing. Unfortunately the agreed "universal" standards for the most popular scales have somewhat large flangeways, which stand out clearly to anyone who has studied real track: not just at the common crossing, but also the guard/check rails and the amount of clearance required at the point toes.
It all depends on where you place yourself on the building—operating continuum, and where you get your personal enjoyment of the hobby.
Happiness in The Hobby – just like everything in life – is all about the choices we make, the priorities we have, and the resources we have available. We each have our own combination of these, and being honest with ourselves about the decisions we make. Nothing wrong with that, but there's no need to hide behind a self-deception of "I haven't the ability".
This entry was posted in Craft, Opinions on January 3, 2015 by Simon.
My friend Steve Cook has started a blog on modelling the Culm Valley Light Railway (see links to the side). This offers much promise, as Steve is a careful workman and a great advert for craftsmanship (I hope he isn't blushing!) as you see already with his first few posts.
What I really liked, though, was his simple and clear statement about his aims, objectives and standards. Something from which we can all learn.
This entry was posted in Craft, Modelling, Shout out, Thinking on December 23, 2014 by Simon.
Just a train running through some woodland, next to a river, right? Yes. And also, no.
Yes: it is a train; there is woodland; and there is a river.
No: it is not just that; it is not even a simple case of the whole being more than the sum of the parts. There is more to it than that. But not too much more, and best of all, these are basic principles, attitudes and activities which can be applied to any creative activity, but which lie at the core of "finescale with feeling".
Observation – This could also be called "attention to detail", in that it is about identifying the detail points in the prototype: the slope of the embankment ("fill", if you are North American); the texture of the grass and leaves; the size and shape of the trees; the correct details on the train. If you get this stage wrong, then the result cannot be "closer to the prototype" and I would argue that it is not finescale. To get this right, spend time observing.
Composition – How best to arrange things. Not as simple as it might seem. The prototype often disappoints in this respect: notable painter Constable altered the arrangement of the real world to improve his famous picture, "The Haywain". Trevor has written some interesting musings on his composition of the Lynn Valley, and of course has put them into practice, too. There is a large element of "love of subject" here, as the aim is to make subtle adjustments to the real scene so that the model displays it all in the best light. This is feeling. To get this right, spend time immersed in information: books, photos, videos, site visits, and then play around with plans, card mock-ups, etc.
Execution – The quality of workmanship. A high degree of skill is required (the hallmark of finescale) but also the care of that workmanship – back to feeling – makes this a believable representation of the real world, even if it isn't an exact copy of a real place. This is true finescale with feeling. To develop and hone a skill, spend time getting a feel for tools and materials.
None of this comes automatically, except maybe to the very gifted few. Not all of us can reach the high standards displayed by Trevor, but as the major requirement for each of Observation, Composition and Execution is simply time, we can all try at our own pace, and each of these can be practised whenever and wherever desire and opportunity coincide.
This entry was posted in Craft, Finescale, Modelling, Observation, Opinions, Shout out, Thinking and tagged Trevor Marshall on July 22, 2014 by Simon.
Is our hobby a creative art form?
This entry was posted in Craft, Opinions, Thinking and tagged John Updike on May 27, 2014 by Simon.
Like me, the chances are you will have to look that up, but it is a geographical term relating to the effects of thawing and freezing of, for example, soil above permafrost. Each year, the thaw on the surface leads to over saturated soil above the permafrost, and it slips. Then it freezes again, and the cycle repeats. The consequence of all this is to create small steps in hillsides, etc, as show in the (linked) photo below from this very helpful page.
What has this to do with model railways? Well, recently there has been some discussion in various places, but particularly on Mike Cougill's blog, about how great our hobby is from the perspective of personal satisfaction. We don't just model a locomotive, as would someone building a radio-controlled vehicle, aircraft or boat. We model the whole scene, and also add movement and logical operation. (Nothing moves on a real railway without there being a purpose. This is also true of some layouts, where the builder has taken the trouble to find out about the real railway.) What the hobby teaches us, more than anything else – more than joinery, basic electrics and often some electronics, sculpting (of landforms), architecture, geography, history, economics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metal working, use of tools, and so on – is observation.
Observation of the real thing.
Sometimes it works the other way round, too. I was motivated to learn about shading and perspective at school in art lessons by being allowed to do a perspective drawing of a railway station, with shading to show the direction of the sun. I also learned about observation from my 5th form (year 11, eleventh grade) art teacher, when trying to paint a tree and failing because I had used brown and not a few shades of grey (fewer than 50, I hasten to add!) In fact, I put my astounding performance* in my art exams at the age of 16 down to the drive to observe, rather than anything else, and that came from the hobby.
So, solifluction is another thing I have learned from the hobby, and I shall keep an eye out for it in future!
*In case anyone is wondering, the words "astounding performance" were used by my art teacher (not sarcastically), who had "inherited" our class from someone who had left part-way through the year, to describe my achievement against my natural ability. I failed.
This entry was posted in Craft, Modelling, Observation, Opinions, Prototype, Thinking and tagged abstract art, hobby, Mike Cougill, model railways, observation on November 2, 2013 by Simon.
How many trains can I (safely and reliably) drive at once? One.
You may think differently about your own abilities. Self-delusion is a great joy.
Until that train running around the loop unattended, whilst you run a second train, runs into the turntable well due to a mis-set turnout.
If it takes me five years to build the single loco to run that train, and effectively four re-builds during the process, why should I worry? I will be learning and improving all the while. I expect my layout to take between 10 and 20 years to build, after all. In the interim, there is the brass market and RTR diesels to keep me going, plus re-wheeled freight cars. All of these can be upgraded or replaced.
There is no rush to the finishing line, for there is no finishing line! The aim of a pastime is to pass time. If I can acquire new skills and a heightened sense of achievement along the way, well that's as good as a hobby gets, isn't it?
This entry was posted in Craft, Modelling, Opinions, Thinking on September 28, 2013 by Simon.


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This week, Charlie Moore previews the Red Sox's upcoming season.
"…And the best team in baseball wins it all in 2018!" Joe Buck's voice echoes over the FOX broadcast of the 2018 World Series. Chris Sale had just dealt Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado a particularly nasty 1-2 slider to strike him out. The 2018 Boston Red Sox had the best record in franchise history,108-54, with a gentleman's sweep over each of their postseason opponents, clinching the Fall Classic Victory.
The Sox, led by AL MVP award winner Mookie Betts and Cy Young candidate Chris Sale and piloted by new manager Alex Cora, steamrolled Major League Baseball and clinched their fourth World Series championship of the 21st century, an MLB first.
Before the Sox began their historical campaign for league dominance, they made one major splash in the form of JD Martinez, who turned out to be the middle-of-the-lineup bat the team had been missing since the retirement of David Ortiz. They also re-signed first baseman Mitch Moreland and utility man Eduardo Núñez.
How does a major league club re-establish its authority one year removed from the winningest campaign by a major league club since 2001? Does it sign marquee free agents as it did with Martinez? Does it make some high-stakes deals like the trade for Chris Sale in exchange for top prospect Yoan Moncada in 2017?
For Dave Dombrowski and the Red Sox front office, the answer is neither. The Bo-Sox had an extremely quiet offseason – so quiet that their most glaring issue from 2018, a lackluster bullpen that served as a minor crack in their shield, has now turned into a glaring hole.
Additions: The Red Sox established a dearth of glaring "needs" to alleviate for 2019. In theory, you cannot go wrong with 'not fixing what isn't broken' seeing as the team won 108 games the year before. That being said, the Red Sox still had a leaky bullpen, and plenty of Red Sox members are hitting the free agent market. Dombrowski, the Sox's President of Baseball Operations, acted accordingly.
Jenry Mejia – The Red Sox signed the former New York Mets closer to a one year $625,000 contract. Mejia is a low-risk, high-reward talent as he has shown flashes of greatness in his tenure with the Mets. Unfortunately, he hasn't pitched since 2015 and has been popped for performance-enhancing drugs not once or twice, but three times in his brief career.
Brian Ellington, Erasmo Ramirez, Ryan Weber – Dombrowski brought in three middle-career relievers to fight for a roster spot in spring training. Ramirez, Ellington and Weber all have varying levels of experience and have shown good potential in the past. However, they in no way make up for the losses of some bullpen pieces from last year.
Deductions: One can only hope Dombrowski knows what he is doing with allowing so many good players to walk this past offseason. The major elements to the Boston bullpen that found new homes played big roles for the Sox last year and may be missed down the season stretch.
Joe Kelly – A fan favorite in Boston known specifically for his high velocity and high temper, Kelly was the flamethrower of the Boston bullpen. He signed a three-year deal with the World Series runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers and will be duly missed in Boston. He will be best remembered for inciting a Sox-Yankees brawl last April.
Ian Kinsler – The second base veteran was brought in from the Los Angeles Angels at the deadline last season. Kinsler seemed to serve as a discount Dustin Pedroia as Pedey was nursing a season-long knee injury. Kinsler was not a major aspect of the 2018 championship squad and will serve as a nice compliment to the San Diego Padres infield with fellow acquisition Manny Machado. Kinsler may also be the sole reason the Red Sox failed to sweep the Dodgers last October as he miscued a base-running play.
Drew Pomeranz – Pomeranz is the only player Red Sox faithful won't miss this Opening Day as he performed abysmally all of last year. He pitched to the tune of a 6.08 ERA with a 2-6 record. During the Sox's 18-inning bout with the Dodgers, manager Alex Cora decided to pitch a starter, Nathan Eovaldi, instead of Pomeranz as the game dragged on. Pomeranz will join fellow Red Sox reject Pablo Sandoval in San Francisco.
Internal Improvements: This is where Dave Dombrowski focused his attention this past offseason. Dombrowski may have let a good amount of pitching help walk to other clubs, but he signed back and extended the very top talent from the Red Sox roster.
Nathan Eovaldi – The acquisitions of Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce in the late summer of 2018 may go down as Dombrowski's finest front office work. Eovaldi was an absolute marvel for the Sox last season after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for what sums up to be a bag of baseballs and a couple of peanuts (basically nothing). Eovaldi signed back with the Sox for a four-year pact worth $68 million, a much-deserved paycheck for 'Nasty Nate.' Eovaldi pitched a 3.33 ERA over 12 starts in Boston. He also managed a 1.61 postseason ERA.
Steve Pearce – The World Series MVP. Pearce, another genius acquisition, this time from Toronto, was granted a nice one-year, $6 million deal to return to Boston. He proved to be one of the Sox's most clutch hitters in 2018, slamming three bombs in one game against the rival Yankees in August and three more over the course of the World Series, earning him WS MVP honors.
Eduardo Núñez – Núñez was signed back for $5 million this past November as Dustin Pedroia likely won't be back in time for opening day. Núñez has been a staple of the Sox defense in years previous, and he is a catalyzing figure in the clubhouse.
Chris Sale – The extension of Chris Sale is by far the biggest move the Red Sox made this offseason. After contract extension talks with Mookie Betts fell through, the Red Sox turned to their ace, arguably the best lefty in the game, and offered him $150 million for the next five years of his career. Sale is an absolute menace on the bump, dealing a 2.11 ERA in 27 appearances last season. Had a month-long elbow injury not plagued him last year, Sale would have been 2018's Cy Young Award winner.
All-in-all, the Red Sox look really good going into 2019. What worries a fan could be their lack of meaningful improvement to an already shaky bullpen, yet one has to trust Dave Dombrowski to bring another ring to Boston. Sox 2018 closer Craig Kimbrel has yet to sign back with the team or any team for that matter and may be sitting out in 2019. That may turn out to be the most un-replaceable element of last year's roster. The division rival New York Yankees made plenty of offseason moves, especially additions to their bullpen, and may turn out to be even more menacing than last year. The Sox, however, have a title to defend, and they won't be giving up the World Series trophy easily.


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Establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, the United States and Canada
[127] The Minister in Canada (Moffat) to the Acting Secretary of State (Welles)
Ottawa, August 14, 1940.
842.20 Defense/1½
[128] Press Release Issued by the White House August 18, 1940
842.20 Defense/14
[129] The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
Rio de Janeiro, August 22, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received 1:45 p.m.]
842.20 Defense/2: Telegram
[130] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery)
Washington, August 22, 1940—7 p.m.
[131] The Secretary of State to Diplomatic Missions in the American Republics Except Brazil
842.20 Defense/2a: Circular telegram
[132] Memorandum by the Secretary of the American Section of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense of the United States and Canada (Hickerson)
[Washington,] October 23, 1940.
Establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, the United States and Canada (Documents 127-132)


Last week, 150 members of the Palermo Workers Union and their allies marched 18 miles from the Palermo's Pizza plant in Milwaukee, Wis., to the Mequon, Wis., home of Palermo's co-owner Angelo Fallucca to demand that he and his brother and co-owner, Giacomo, meet with them in their ongoing dispute over workers' rights. A year ago, the Falluccas fired nearly 100 workers who were organizing to improve working conditions at the Palermo's factory. More than 50 groups co-sponsored the March for a Slice of Justice.


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